Atlanta United FC eradicated CF Montréal 5-4 in a penalty-kick shootout on Tuesday night time within the opening sport of the MLS Cup playoffs after the 2 golf equipment performed to a 2-2 draw.
Atlanta gained its second highway playoff sport in membership historical past and the primary since Nov. 4, 2018 at New York Metropolis FC.
United will begin a best-of-three collection on Friday towards Supporters’ Defend winner Inter Miami CF, which is internet hosting a playoff sport for the primary time in membership historical past.
Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan denied Tom Pearce on Montreal’s second try within the shootout. Saba Lobjanidze sealed it for United.
Atlanta led 2-0 at halftime earlier than former United star Josef Martínez scored two second-half targets to tie it.
Brooks Lennon scored his first objective of the season when he headed in a ravishing cross from Pedro Amador within the twenty ninth minute. Atlanta defender Stian Gregersen made it 2-0 within the forty fourth by heading in Alexey Miranchuk’s free kick.
Martínez pulled Montreal inside 2-1 within the 63rd with a simple tap-in after Guzan spilled a protracted shot.
Montreal was awarded a penalty kick within the 87th and Martínez transformed for his eighth objective within the final six video games. Martínez and his former goalkeeper Guzan exchanged a number of phrases after the objective.
